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15:10 Perth

Racing Welfare Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,300 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 6.40s
  • Off Time: 15:10:40
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Red star
6/5
  • Form 128-711
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 114

led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra towards finish

2
Silk - RED, large black spots, black spots on sleeves, red cap
  • Form 244-219
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 109

tracked leaders, led last, driven out

3
Silk - Red, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue sleeves, Red diamonds, White cap
40/1
  • Form 90/004-6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 61

held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - RED, yellow spots, red sleeves, yellow cap
10/3
  • Form 30/29-71
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 94

tracked leader, not fluent 7th, weakened approaching 2 out

5
Silk - Yellow, Black cross belts, hooped sleeves, Black cap
  • Form 12478-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, tracked leaders approaching 7th, ridden after 3 out, weakened from next

6
Silk - Red, Light Blue star and sleeves
9/1
  • Form P2-6P03
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 95

always behind

7
Silk - Pale blue, red sleeves, black and red check cap
100/1
  • Form 2-258P6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 64

in touch, tracked leaders approaching 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out

8
Silk - Dark Green, Red star, striped sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 2/56-6F
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5

in touch, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon weakened

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Gordon Elliott has plenty of runners with solid claims on the card and is taken to land this novices' hurdle with his representative BACKSTAGE, who has won his last two starts over fences and back over hurdles last time, and he gets the vote to complete a hat-trick ahead of Carsonstown Boy and Posh Lady. Ian Ferguson's mare had to work hard to open her account over timber when landing a maiden hurdle over course and distance at the beginning of the month and this looks tougher under her penalty. Soft Spoken Guy is lightly raced but has not improved from making a winning debut in a Clonmel bumper in September and of more interest may be Solway Blue, who ran better in a handicap here last time. Carsonstown Boy won well over course and distance two starts ago and has every chance if able to reproduce that form but he disappointed at Down Royal last time and a better option looks to be Backstage.

Formwatch

Backstage (FR) 2-7fav (10-12) Held up in touch, tracked leaders approaching 3 out, led after 2 out, soon clear, won at Perth 3m nh nov hdl (4) gf beating Flash Cummins (10-12) by 17l, 8 ran.

Carsonstown Boy (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra after 4 out, moderate 10th entering straight, kept on one pace, 9th of 20, 30l behind Ireland's Call (11-1) at Down Royal 2m hdl gf in Jun.

Montchara (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) 6th of 8, 25l behind Midnite Blews (10-2) at Perth 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in May.

Posh Lady (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Held up, headway 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gf beating Loughaderra Dame (10-13) by 1/2l, 15 ran.

Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) 22-1 (10-11) Soon tailed off, 8th of 12, well behind Another Display (11-2) at Taunton 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.

Solway Blue 28-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway 7th, soon chasing leaders, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 18, 1l behind Intense Suspense (10-2) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf.

Kalatime (IRE) 100-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 36l behind Backstage (10-12) at Perth 3m nh nov hdl (4) gf.

Miss Toozy Betsy (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) In rear and fell 1st, in a race won by Wensleydale Web (10-10) at Cartmel 2m 1f mrs nov sll hdl (5) gd in May, 12 ran.